Kelly Curtis, MD
Associate Director of Research. Dr. Curtis helps develop and coordinate research focused on metabolic health, chronic disease, prevention, and more effective models of care.
Credentials, training & affiliations
Medical education, prior research experience, and current work in metabolic-health research.
Colgate University
Bachelor’s degree, Psychology · magna cum laude
Geisel School of Medicine
MD · Dartmouth, 2023
Norman Fixel Institute
Prior neurological research · University of Florida
Cardiovascular research
Clinical-trial experience · Lipoprotein(a)
Toward Health
Metabolic health and care-delivery research
About Dr. Curtis
Medical and research training
Dr. Curtis studied psychology at Colgate University and earned her medical degree from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2023. Her training supports a whole-person view of how biological, behavioral, and care-delivery factors shape health.
Neurological and cardiovascular research
Before joining Toward Health, she conducted dementia and caregiver research at the University of Florida’s Norman Fixel Institute in collaboration with the 1Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. She has also supported clinical trials involving investigational lipoprotein(a)-lowering therapies.
Preventive models of care
At Toward Health, Dr. Curtis helps develop research on metabolic health, chronic disease, and care delivery. Her work emphasizes prevention, access, nutrition, and the practical translation of evidence into better patient care.
Research and perspectives
Selected work connected to Dr. Curtis’s research interests and role at Toward Health.
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